The United States elevated to Glory and Honor

"The United States elevated to Glory and Honor" is a book by Ezra Stiles, published in 1783.

Transcript of title page

"The United States elevated to Glory and Honor" A SERMON Preached before His Excellency JONATHAN TRUMBEULL, Esq., L.L.D. Governor and Commander in Chief And the Honorable THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY of The State of CONNECTICUT, Convened at Hartford, At the Anniversary ELECTION May 8th 1783. By EZRA STILES, D.D. President of Yale College. NEW HAVEN Printed by Thomas & Samuel Green. M,DCC,LXXXIII (1783).

Origins of the Israel Identity

Although Israel Identity will cite various ancient manuscripts to show an ancient origin for Israel Identity, one of the first known books detailing this theory was Ezra Stiles' The United States elevated to Glory and Honor, printed in 1783.

"... I shall enlarge no further upon the primary sense and literal accomplishment of this and numerous other prophecies respecting both Jews and Gentiles, in the latter day glory of the church. For I have assumed the text, only as introductory to a discourse upon the political welfare of God’s American Israel; and as allusively prophetic of the future prosperity and splendor of the United States."

"... Our degree of population is such as to give us reason to expect that this will become a great people. It is probable that within a century from our independence the sun will shine on fifty million of inhabitants in the United States. This will be a great, a very great nation, nearly equal to half Europe. Already has our colonization extended down the Ohio and to Koskaseah on the Mississippi. And if the present ratio of increase should be rather diminished in four of the other settlements, yet an accelerated multiplication will attend our general propagation, and overspread the whole territory westward for ages. So that before the millennium, the English settlements in America, may become more numerous millions, than that greatest dominion on earth, the Chinese Empire. Should this prove a future fact, how applicable would be the text, when the Lord shall have made his American Israel, high above all nations which He hath made, in numbers, and in praise, and in name, and in honor."

"... Can we contemplate their present, and anticipate their future increase, and not be struck with astonishment to find ourselves in the midst of the fulfillment of the prophecy of Noah? May we not see that we (Americans) are the object which the Holy Ghost had in view four thousand years ago, when He inspired the venerable Patriarch (Jacob Israel) with the visions respecting his posterity? How wonderful the accomplishments in distant and disconnected ages! While the principal increase was first in Europe, westward from Scythia, the residence of the family of Japhet, a branch of the original enlargement extending eastward into Asia, and spreading round to the southward of the Caspian, became the ancient kingdoms of Media and Persia: and thus he dwelt in the tents of Shem. Hence the singular and almost identical affinity between the Persic and Teutonic languages through all ages to the this day. And now the other part of the prophecy is fulfilling in a new enlargement, not in the tents of Shem, but in the country where Canaan shall be his servant, at least unto tribute."

See also

* Ezra Stiles
* Haim Isaac Carigal
* Jacob's Pillow-Pillar Stone
* Stone of Scone
* British Israelism
* Lost Ten Tribes

External links

* [http://www.christianheritagemins.org/articles/Election_sermon_Stiles.htm extracted pages and commentary]
* [http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/etas/41/ The United States Elevated to Glory and Honor (1783)] online full text (pdf)